Dif□erentphilosophicalsc□oolsh□veoff□□□dv□ri□usin□□rpretat□onsofRe□ZhaDeB□nYuan.InC□nfuc□a□ism,Renisseenasaninherentqualityth□tcanbe□ultiv□t□□thr□□gheducat□o□,self-dis□i□line,and□oralpr□ctice.Menc□us,□pr□minentConfuc□an□hinker,argu□dthathumanbein□sar□bornwithaninna□esenseofg□odness,whichcanbenu□tureda□□developedthroughp□ope□guidancea□deducatio□.Xu□zi,□not□e□□onf□cianphilo□□ph□r,tookamorep□□simisti□vi□□,sug□es□ingthathumannatureisinherentlyself□shand□hatmor□lvirt□esmu□tbeimposedthro□ghstrictsoci□lnor□sandinst□□□tio□s. Diff□□entphilo□ophical□choolshave□□f□red□ari□usinte□□r□tat□□n□ofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InC□nf□cianism,Renis□eenasaninhe□entqualit□t□atcanbecult□va□edthro□gheducatio□,self-□isc□pl□ne□a□□□ora□pr□ctice.Mencius,□p□omin□ntC□nfucian□hinke□,argu□dthath□□anbein□sa□ebornwithanin□ates□nseofgood□ess,whichcanbenu□turedanddeveloped□hroughp□operguidan□ea□d□duca□ion.□u□zi,□n□ther□o□fucianphilosop□er,tookamorepes□imisticview,□uggestin□thathumann□turei□inher□n□l□sel□ishandthatm□□alvirt□esmustb□impos□d□hroug□str□cts□cial□orms□ndinstitutio□s. Dif□□rentphilosophicalschools□□v□□□feredv□r□ou□□□terpret□tion□ofRenZha□eB□□Yuan.InConfuc□a□i□m,Reni□see□asa□inhe□ent□□alitythatca□becultiva□□□throughedu□ation,self-disc□pline,□□□m□ral□ractic□.Me□cius,apr□minentC□□f□cian□hin□er□argue□t□a□humanbeingsarebornwi□han□nnatesenseof□oo□ness,whic□□anbenurturedandd□□el□pedth□o□g□p□operguida□cean□education□Xunzi,anotherConfucianphiloso□her,t□okamorepess□misticvie□,suggest□ngth□thumannatureisinherentlyselfishand□hatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimposed□h□oughstrictsocialnormsa□dinstitutions.<□p□ Differ□nt□hilosop□ical□□hool□□□veoffered□ariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBen□u□n.InCo□fu□i□nism,Renisseen□saninhere□tqualitythatcanbecultivate□throughed□cation□□□lf□di□cipline,a□dmoralpra□tice.Menc□us,ap□□min□□tConfucianthi□ke□,a□guedthathumanbeingsare□orn□□thani□nate□ens□ofgoodness,whichcan□enurtured□ndd□□elopedth□ou□□proper□uidanceandeducat□on.Xunzi,ano□□erCon□ucianphilos□ph□r,too□amore□ess□□ist□c□ie□,sugg□st□ngtha□huma□n□tureisin□erentl□se□fishan□t□atmoralvirtu□smustb□imp□s□dthroughstrict□oci□lnormsandinstitutions.□/p> D□fferentphi□osophicalschoo□□haveofferedvariousi□□erpre□□t□ons□fRenZh□DeBenYuan□InConfuci□nism,Renisseenasa□inhere□tqu□litythatc□n□ecultiv□□edth□ougheducation,self-di□ci□line,an□moralpractic□.□enciu□□apr□m□□entC□nfuci□nth□nker,ar□ue□□□ath□manb□ingsarebo□nwit□an□nnatesen□eofgoodne□s,whic□canbenur□u□□d□nddev□lopedthroughproper□uidancean□ed□cation.Xunzi,□no□herC□nfucianphilosopher,□oo□am□rep□ssimis□□cv□ew,sugg□stingthat□□m□□natureisinher□ntlyse□f□sh□ndthatmo□alvirtuesmustb□imposedth□ou□□□trictsocial□ormsandinstitutio□□.